Emily Dickinson Lexicon

VOTE, v.i.

To express or signify the mind, will or preference, in electing men to office, or in passing laws, regulations and the like, or in deciding on any proposition in which one has an interest with others. In elections, men are bound to vote for the best men to fill offices, according to their best knowledge and belief. To vote for a duelist, is to assist in the prostration of justice, and indirectly to encourage the crime. – L. Beecher.